DesiDani

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  1. Patient Refusing Unvaccinated RN

    DesiDani replied to Delia37's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Pretty much. If her husband is exposed while at the hospital who will she blame

  2. Patient Refusing Unvaccinated RN

    DesiDani replied to Delia37's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Um huh. That's your impression not mine. Her husband will always be at risk despite her wishes. Plus no one has asked if her husband himself got vaccinated. If not he is at risk regardless of who...

  3. Sneaky Administration

    DesiDani replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    A CNO would go in a patient room usually during shift change and turn on the call light to time how long we took to answer it.

  4. Patient Refusing Unvaccinated RN

    DesiDani replied to Delia37's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Yeah and that one is all it takes to infect someone who can't get the

  5. Patient Refusing Unvaccinated RN

    DesiDani replied to Delia37's topic in Disaster Preparation

    My mistake 5 not 5% and I already answered that question. I point is that if she is so concerned BECAUSE her husband is immune compromised why would it matter to her if the RN was vaccinated or not? A...

  6. I don't want to be Charge!

    DesiDani replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    They did that to my mom. We worked at the same hospital, but different units. One night she ranted all day about they put her damn name on the board for CN. She HATED being charge. She especially...

  7. I don't want to be Charge!

    DesiDani replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    Hospitals should go to high schools and recruit students to be CNAs. Train them and give the opportunity for tuition/training for another position. We have been short too and have to borrow CNAs from...

  8. Patient Refusing Unvaccinated RN

    DesiDani replied to Delia37's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Nope. If she is concerned about her immune compromised husband having a nurse be vaccinated is giving her a false sense of security. Remember her concern was the RN not having the shot. Even that...

  9. Patient Refusing Unvaccinated RN

    DesiDani replied to Delia37's topic in Disaster Preparation

    That is a false sense of security. Just because someone is vaccinated does not mean they cannot catch and then spread Covid. So her guard is naively down when her spouse has a nurse who says she is...

  10. Do you ever pick up your phone on your day off when work calls you?

    DesiDani replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I work when I WANT to work, no exceptions. A few years back during one of those strikes my hospital was short, like VERY SHORT! They need charges and nurse managers like YESTERDAY. It was so bad...

  11. Is someone justified in harassing someone to tell them if they got vaccinated or not?

    DesiDani replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I rather like wearing my mask during work. It protects me from patients who openly cough and sneeze in my directions. There are some who "claim" they can't hear me or demand that I take down my mask...

  12. Is someone justified in harassing someone to tell them if they got vaccinated or not?

    DesiDani replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Just because I am vaccinated I still don't want people to feel that they can freely cough, sneeze, or put their grummy hands on

  13. RN as CNA

    DesiDani replied to 512Runner4lf's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    That's not point. It is what you can do to HELP the patient within your scope a practice, not to get things "off your shoulder". Of course you can't pass a med because you are not assigned to that...

  14. RN as CNA

    DesiDani replied to 512Runner4lf's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    True. Yet the OP also implied in the event of a code that they are STILL acting as a CNA, therefore the duties and responsibility in the event of the code is that of a CNA. That RN-CNA should always...

  15. More pay or better ratios?

    DesiDani posted a topic in General Nursing

    A new employee said that her previous job paid a lot more, but they had horrible nurse-to-patient ratio. Other coworkers who worked there, or know of people who have, said the same thing. This is at a...

  16. More pay or better ratios?

    DesiDani replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    I'll play devil's advocate, I would jump at the better pay if I was new to healthcare or new hospital group in the area. As soon as I could get in somewhere else I'd be

  17. RN as CNA

    DesiDani replied to 512Runner4lf's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Responding to a code is not dependent on your job assignment, it is dependent on training, scope of practice, and skills. In the event of a code everyone has a role or job. Even if you are an RN...

  18. RN as CNA

    DesiDani replied to 512Runner4lf's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    They get 2 patients because the acuity of the patients in an ICU floor is much higher then a med/surg floor. I don't think you should equate total patient care in ICU, with total patient care in...

  19. Between a rock and a hard place (or Sedated patient deemed me uncompassionate)

    DesiDani replied to Ioreth's topic in General Nursing

    This will not be the first or last time you'll be fired by a patient or their family. The only thing that improves each time is how you react to it. I started a thread about getting fired (shameless...

  20. RN as CNA

    DesiDani replied to 512Runner4lf's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Never fear, RNs, if there is a horrific Code Brown, I believe that most CNAs know that they are better trained and prepared to deal with such a disaster. Best to let the RN move aside and mumble with...

  21. RN as CNA

    DesiDani replied to 512Runner4lf's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    You are expected to deal with it within your scope of practice. The CNA is not ACLS trained you are. If a pt codes that is when you drop the CNA duties and go into RN mode. The now lone CNA on the...

  22. RN as CNA

    DesiDani replied to 512Runner4lf's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    In my state the CNA is required by the board to report any findings to the RN. Just like for RNs if it isn't charted it never happened. That still does not absolve the RN for doing a CNA job. The CNA...

  23. Things I wish my patients understood

    DesiDani replied to NightNerd's topic in General Nursing

    If I am physically at your bedside taking care of you while you berate me means that I care far more then the other nurse or aide who sweetly smiles in your face, walks out the room, and ignores your...

  24. It's a small healthcare world after all!

    DesiDani replied to DesiDani's topic in General Nursing

    What's crazy is that the nurse in that article Amy could of easily been fired herself for harassment. She could have been told to MYOB and hearsay is not evidence. Can you say "I worked with that...

  25. It's a small healthcare world after all!

    DesiDani posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am proud to be apart of the healthcare field. It is an international elite club. Nurses from all over the world can related to drama and the joy of being in the healthcare field. A healthcare worker...